Brittany and Ryan both have autism and competed in the 2019 Special Olympics. Their story goes beyond sport though. They are getting married later this year.
Yousef Al Otaiba is the United Arab Emirates ambassador to the United States and Timothy Shriver is chairman of Special Olympics. The views expressed in this commentary are their own. View more opinion articles at CNN.
Yousef Al Otaiba Timothy Shriver Tori, from northern Virginia, learned to swim before she could walk. She began competing in meets. Seven thousand miles away, in Abu Dhabi, Mubarak discovered basketball and honed his skills against players who were bigger, stronger and faster.Tori and Mubarak both love sports, but they are also bound by something else that crosses all cultures and borders.
Determined swimmer: I feel like Michael Phelps 01:31We hope they will shine a light on the abilities, accomplishments and untapped power of people who have been marginalized around the world. We hope these games will spark much-needed action to end the discrimination, abuse and neglect these athletes and millions of others endure every day.
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